Carles Puigdemont granted bail, walks out of prison
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has left a German jail after posting a $119,500 payment demanded by a court for his release on bail pending extradition proceedings. The 55-year-old walked out of the Neumuenster prison in northern Germany, almost two weeks after he was detained crossing the border from Denmark. Puigdemont is accused of rebellion and misuse of public funds in organising an unauthorised referendum last year on Catalonia's independence from Spain. Madrid is seeking his extradition under a European arrest warrant.